Patent · US Expired

Communication device, software update device, software update system, software update method, and program

US7555657B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2004
Grant dateJun 30, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/65
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A software update device capable of communicating with a target update device via a network, the software update device including: a certification information setting unit for generating a first certification information, and transmitting the first certification information to the target update device via a first communication path; a certification requesting unit for transmitting a second certification information to the target update device, and requesting the target update device to execute a certification process with the first and second certification information; and a transmitting unit for transmitting an update software for updating a software of the target update device to the target update device via a second communication path when the certification process succeeds, the second communication path having a process load less than that of the first communication path.

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